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The QC, Vol. 94, No. 03 • September 20, 2007

2007_09_20_001

>!CE of Whittier College Since 1914
Quaker Campus
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Issue 3 - Volume 94
QC@WHITTIER.EDU
Radisson boycott
may affect future
campus events
Lancer Society allocated funding to
host Erotic City 2007 at Radisson
Yasmin Khorram
QC News Co-Editor
Members of the Council of
Representatives (COR) met on
Monday, Sept. 17th to vote on
possibly honoring a boycott regarding the labor dispute at the
Radisson Hotel [see to Quaker
Campus Vol. 94, Issue 1]. They
tabled the vote, but finalized plans
for the Lancer Society to receive
$5,000 to fund Erotic City, which
will be held at the Radisson on
Friday, Nov. 2.
While the labor dispute between APMC and UNITE HERE
remains unsettled, students are
encouraged to research the issue.
A committee of students set out to
explore both sides of this matter
and provide information for COR
would be the ideal first step for
ASWC President senior Adam
Steinbaugh.
"Because we need to carefully
examine the situation and be familiar with the details, I have approached [Associate Professor of
History] Dr. Jose Orozco, and he
is going to talk with students who
are discussing the issue in their
language classes," Steinbaugh
said. "This needs to be a campus
wide decision and not just from
COR. More students should get
involved; I am willing to contribute to their discussions."
Although there is a possibility that the union might call a
Radisson boycott and students
may choose, to honor that decision, senior and member of the
Lancer Society Casimir Keniski
believes that the hotel will still
play a significant role within the
see RADISSONpage 5
PHOTO BY JES / QC COPY EDITOR
Bradbury visits Whittier campus
Author Ray Bradbury visits Whittier College and speaks to a packed Shannon Center
on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Bradbury, most famous for his novels Fahrenheit 451 and The
Martian Chronicles spoke to students, faculty and other attendees as part of the Whittier
College Writer's Festival. Speaking on the poorly-paid world of a writer, Bradbury said "I
don't care about the money, I care about the love." See A&E next issue (QC issue 4) for a
full review of Bradbury's speech.
Slight changes to T.I. menu
PHOTO BY JOSH WOOD / QC NEWS CO-EDITOR
In an e-mail sent out by General Manager of Bon Appetit, FabioSoto, "urgent
repairs needed in the T.I. Kitchen" is the cause of slight changes in the lunch
and dinner menu from Wednesday Sept. 19 through Sunday Sept. 23.
Students question campus
conservation efforts
Joey Weber
QC Asst. News Editor
While it may have been scorching
over the last few weeks, it has not been a
rare sight to see students bundled up on
their way to their first class. "I have two
classes in one building back to back and
by the end my toes are completely frozen,"
first-year student Christine Wong said.
Wong is referring to the automatic
air-conditioning system which cools
rooms in most buildings without the need
of manual control. She is one of many
students who are concerned that their
classrooms are too cold, especially in the
mornings. "The fact that it is so cold in
the classroom really distracts me," first-
year student Alysa Fukunaga said about
her Deihl classroom.
Most of the buildings on campus
are on a Metasys system. Essentially, the
system automatically controls the indoor
environment. According to Director of Facilities Tom Marotta, this system depends
upon the "load" or amount of people in the
classroom during any given time. "The
heat load from people themselves can
warm the room faster than the A.C. can
cool it down," Marotta said. He feels this
can explain why some may be sweating
in their afternoon classes. Another reason
why this could be the case is that not all
of the buildings on campus are under the
Metasys system. "The library, Stauffer
Science, and Hoover are the buildings on
the automated system," Marotta said.
The energy management system can
be altered relatively easily if need be,
says Marotta. He gives an example of the
library, a large facility that requires a lot
see CONSERVATION, page 6
WRITERS FESTIVAL
The writers festival kicked off with
poet Al Young.
A&E, Page 12
FOOTBALL
Poets rumble and tumble but are
defeated by Carthage.
Sports, Page 16

>!CE of Whittier College Since 1914
Quaker Campus
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Issue 3 - Volume 94
QC@WHITTIER.EDU
Radisson boycott
may affect future
campus events
Lancer Society allocated funding to
host Erotic City 2007 at Radisson
Yasmin Khorram
QC News Co-Editor
Members of the Council of
Representatives (COR) met on
Monday, Sept. 17th to vote on
possibly honoring a boycott regarding the labor dispute at the
Radisson Hotel [see to Quaker
Campus Vol. 94, Issue 1]. They
tabled the vote, but finalized plans
for the Lancer Society to receive
$5,000 to fund Erotic City, which
will be held at the Radisson on
Friday, Nov. 2.
While the labor dispute between APMC and UNITE HERE
remains unsettled, students are
encouraged to research the issue.
A committee of students set out to
explore both sides of this matter
and provide information for COR
would be the ideal first step for
ASWC President senior Adam
Steinbaugh.
"Because we need to carefully
examine the situation and be familiar with the details, I have approached [Associate Professor of
History] Dr. Jose Orozco, and he
is going to talk with students who
are discussing the issue in their
language classes," Steinbaugh
said. "This needs to be a campus
wide decision and not just from
COR. More students should get
involved; I am willing to contribute to their discussions."
Although there is a possibility that the union might call a
Radisson boycott and students
may choose, to honor that decision, senior and member of the
Lancer Society Casimir Keniski
believes that the hotel will still
play a significant role within the
see RADISSONpage 5
PHOTO BY JES / QC COPY EDITOR
Bradbury visits Whittier campus
Author Ray Bradbury visits Whittier College and speaks to a packed Shannon Center
on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Bradbury, most famous for his novels Fahrenheit 451 and The
Martian Chronicles spoke to students, faculty and other attendees as part of the Whittier
College Writer's Festival. Speaking on the poorly-paid world of a writer, Bradbury said "I
don't care about the money, I care about the love." See A&E next issue (QC issue 4) for a
full review of Bradbury's speech.
Slight changes to T.I. menu
PHOTO BY JOSH WOOD / QC NEWS CO-EDITOR
In an e-mail sent out by General Manager of Bon Appetit, FabioSoto, "urgent
repairs needed in the T.I. Kitchen" is the cause of slight changes in the lunch
and dinner menu from Wednesday Sept. 19 through Sunday Sept. 23.
Students question campus
conservation efforts
Joey Weber
QC Asst. News Editor
While it may have been scorching
over the last few weeks, it has not been a
rare sight to see students bundled up on
their way to their first class. "I have two
classes in one building back to back and
by the end my toes are completely frozen,"
first-year student Christine Wong said.
Wong is referring to the automatic
air-conditioning system which cools
rooms in most buildings without the need
of manual control. She is one of many
students who are concerned that their
classrooms are too cold, especially in the
mornings. "The fact that it is so cold in
the classroom really distracts me," first-
year student Alysa Fukunaga said about
her Deihl classroom.
Most of the buildings on campus
are on a Metasys system. Essentially, the
system automatically controls the indoor
environment. According to Director of Facilities Tom Marotta, this system depends
upon the "load" or amount of people in the
classroom during any given time. "The
heat load from people themselves can
warm the room faster than the A.C. can
cool it down," Marotta said. He feels this
can explain why some may be sweating
in their afternoon classes. Another reason
why this could be the case is that not all
of the buildings on campus are under the
Metasys system. "The library, Stauffer
Science, and Hoover are the buildings on
the automated system," Marotta said.
The energy management system can
be altered relatively easily if need be,
says Marotta. He gives an example of the
library, a large facility that requires a lot
see CONSERVATION, page 6
WRITERS FESTIVAL
The writers festival kicked off with
poet Al Young.
A&E, Page 12
FOOTBALL
Poets rumble and tumble but are
defeated by Carthage.
Sports, Page 16